familiar
familiar is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 7 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Closely acquainted or intimate, as a friend or companion; well versed in, as any subject of study; as, familiar with the Scriptures.
- 2.Characterized by, or exhibiting, the manner of an intimate friend; not formal; unconstrained; easy; accessible. "In loose, familiar strains." Addison. Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar. Shak.
- 3.Well known; well understood; common; frequent; as, a familiar illustration. That war, or peace, or both at once, may be As things acquainted and familiar to us. Shak. There is nothing more familiar than this. Locke.
- 4.Improperly acquainted; wrongly intimate. Camden. Familiar spirit, a demon or evil spirit supposed to attend at call. 1 Sam. xxviii. 3, 7-9.
- 5.An intimate; a companion. All my familiars watched for my halting. Jer. xx.
- 6.2. An attendant demon or evil spirit. Shak.
- 7.(Court of Inquisition) A confidential officer employed in the service of the tribunal, especially in apprehending and imprisoning the accused.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- acquaintance
- advocate
- air
- all
- ally
- alter
- ambo
- amigo
- and
- associate
- auxiliary
- bad
- banshee
- bedfellow
- best
- boon
- bosom
- casual
- chamber
- childhood
- chum
- classman
- classmate
- cloud-compeller
- colleague
- companion
- compatriot
- compeer
- comrade
- confidante
- confrere
- copartner
- countryman
- crony
- demiurge
- deva
- divine
- dryad
- ego
- fairy
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is familiar.
- What is closely acquainted or intimate, as a friend or companion; well versed in, as any subject of study; as, familiar with the Scriptures called?
- What is characterized by, or exhibiting, the manner of an intimate friend; not formal; unconstrained; easy; accessible. "In loose, familiar strains." Addison. Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar. Shak called?
- What is improperly acquainted; wrongly intimate. Camden. Familiar spirit, a demon or evil spirit supposed to attend at call. 1 Sam. xxviii. 3, 7-9 called?
- What is an intimate; a companion. All my familiars watched for my halting. Jer. xx called?
- What is 2. An attendant demon or evil spirit. Shak called?
- What is a confidential officer employed in the service of the tribunal, especially in apprehending and imprisoning the accused called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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